BARRIE, Ontario, Nov. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Student Transportation Inc. (TSX:STB) (NASDAQ:STB) (“STI” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that all of the nominees listed in its information circular dated October 3, 2016 were elected as directors of the Company at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on November 8, 2016. The results of the voting for each nominee are as follows:

Nominees

% of

% of

Number of

Votes Cast

Votes

Votes Cast

For

Withheld

For

Barbara Basney

99.21

%

0.79

%

25,985,098

Denis Gallagher

99.28

%

0.72

%

26,002,919

Irving Gerstein

99.25

%

0.75

%

25,995,126

Kenneth Needler

99.30

%

0.70

%

26,007,466

George Rossi

99.27

%

0.73

%

26,000,725

David Scopelliti

99.34

%

0.66

%

26,018,210

Wendi Sturgis

99.20

%

0.80

%

25,981,754

Victor Wells

99.31

%

0.69

%

26,011,440

About Student Transportation Inc.

Founded in 1997, Student Transportation Inc. (STI) is North America's most trusted provider of student transportation solutions, operating nearly 13,500 vehicles. STI's family of local companies delivers safe, reliable and cost-effective transportation, management, logistics and technology solutions to a wide range of customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Services are delivered by drivers, dispatchers, maintenance technicians, terminal managers, information technology professionals and others, who are caring members of their local communities. For more information, please visit www.RideSTBus.com.